Comments on: Comics That Made the Groundhog Laugh Out Loud http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Tue, 22 May 2012 12:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Tocsnai http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-26715 Tocsnai Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:23:46 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-26715 The Jolly Roger joke is dead on here, and smile-worthy. Among other things, historical pirates were far more tolerant of homosexuality than navies of the time. The British would hang people for sodomy, whereas pirates didn't care much. And yeah, spending months and months at sea in a wooden ship did lead to stuff, duh. Pirates were also much more democratic, all things considered, than anyone else at sea. The Jolly Roger joke is dead on here, and smile-worthy.

Among other things, historical pirates were far more tolerant of homosexuality than navies of the time. The British would hang people for sodomy, whereas pirates didn’t care much. And yeah, spending months and months at sea in a wooden ship did lead to stuff, duh.

Pirates were also much more democratic, all things considered, than anyone else at sea.

]]> By: Ian Osmond http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14231 Ian Osmond Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:14:48 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14231 Hmph. There are only thirteen books in the Series of Unfortunate Events. . . . Well, thirteen in the MAIN series, anyway. I guess if you include the Unauthorized Autobiography, the Puzzling Puzzles, and the Notorious Notations, that's sixteen, and then there are the other "Books By Lemony Snicket" such as "The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming," which the entire fourth-grade Hebrew School class that I teach agrees is the best Hannukah story they ever read . . . but, honestly, I doubt there are even 25 of them even if you count all the subsidiary works. I mean, so far. Hmph. There are only thirteen books in the Series of Unfortunate Events. . . .

Well, thirteen in the MAIN series, anyway. I guess if you include the Unauthorized Autobiography, the Puzzling Puzzles, and the Notorious Notations, that’s sixteen, and then there are the other “Books By Lemony Snicket” such as “The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming,” which the entire fourth-grade Hebrew School class that I teach agrees is the best Hannukah story they ever read . . . but, honestly, I doubt there are even 25 of them even if you count all the subsidiary works.

I mean, so far.

]]> By: Matthew http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14224 Matthew Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:58:09 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14224 Powers, upon magnified examination, I believe that you are correct: Sarge’s companion is Corporal Yo. That makes a better joke, too. My guess, Powers, is that the coloring emphasizes the surrealism of this strip. The land is flat & plain green. Sarge & Yo & the jeep are plain gray. It’s almost a dream. LD, an explanation can help one understand what IS the joke, but does not necessarily result in one’s finding the joke funny, which is fine. As long as you have a sense of humor, you needn’t have another person’s sense of humor. I didn’t find the 9 CHICKWEED LANE strip above funny, but apparently others did. (They’re wrong, of course, but that’s just between us.) Powers, upon magnified examination, I believe that you are correct: Sarge’s companion is Corporal Yo. That makes a better joke, too.

My guess, Powers, is that the coloring emphasizes the surrealism of this strip. The land is flat & plain green. Sarge & Yo & the jeep are plain gray. It’s almost a dream.

LD, an explanation can help one understand what IS the joke, but does not necessarily result in one’s finding the joke funny, which is fine. As long as you have a sense of humor, you needn’t have another person’s sense of humor. I didn’t find the 9 CHICKWEED LANE strip above funny, but apparently others did. (They’re wrong, of course, but that’s just between us.)

]]> By: Powers http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14218 Powers Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:04:31 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14218 I'm still trying to figure out why the colorist on BB only colored the scenery and not the jeep or its passengers. And Matthew, are you sure that's Killer? I think it's Cpl. Yo. I’m still trying to figure out why the colorist on BB only colored the scenery and not the jeep or its passengers.

And Matthew, are you sure that’s Killer? I think it’s Cpl. Yo.

]]> By: CIDU Bill http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14205 CIDU Bill Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:59:02 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14205 I think the thing about visual humor, LD, is that it either strikes you funny right away or it doesn't. Verbal humor can be appreciated once explained, but visual only gets that one shot. I think the thing about visual humor, LD, is that it either strikes you funny right away or it doesn’t. Verbal humor can be appreciated once explained, but visual only gets that one shot.

]]> By: LD http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14204 LD Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:41:37 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14204 I appreciate the explanation, Dave, but I still don't find the Beetle strip funny. Just sort of weird. Not weird enough to be funny, though. Am I still missing something about it? I appreciate the explanation, Dave, but I still don’t find the Beetle strip funny. Just sort of weird. Not weird enough to be funny, though.

Am I still missing something about it?

]]> By: Mateus http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14199 Mateus Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:30:11 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14199 Chuckers - There are student encyclopaedias geared to grade schoolers that can be purchased 1 by 1; the first is offered at a special price (1.99, usually), and the remainder were ~20.00 a piece. Oddly, the most likely place to find these were at grocery stores. Of course, if you got one volume a year for 25, 26 years, the A volume would be horribly outdated by the time you'd gotten the set. Chuckers - There are student encyclopaedias geared to grade schoolers that can be purchased 1 by 1; the first is offered at a special price (1.99, usually), and the remainder were ~20.00 a piece. Oddly, the most likely place to find these were at grocery stores.

Of course, if you got one volume a year for 25, 26 years, the A volume would be horribly outdated by the time you’d gotten the set.

]]> By: Elyrest http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14185 Elyrest Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:29:15 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14185 Adam, I don't mind Wikipedia references, but I have never had refried beans that were well fried. That doesn't mean that they aren't somewhere and taking in all the other explanations I might have to admit that on this I am wrong. (This doesn't cancel out other things that, most assuredly, I must be right about.) Adam, I don’t mind Wikipedia references, but I have never had refried beans that were well fried. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t somewhere and taking in all the other explanations I might have to admit that on this I am wrong. (This doesn’t cancel out other things that, most assuredly, I must be right about.)

]]> By: Adam! http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14180 Adam! Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:23:42 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14180 >>> Adam, refried when refering to beans doesn’t mean “well fried”. No. As much as I hate to quote wikipedia: "The name is based on a mistranslation. In Mexican Spanish, the prefix re- is a form of emphasis meaning "very" or "well", not to be confused with the English prefix re-, which indicates repetition. Thus, frijoles refritos, the Spanish name of this dish, would translate to English as "well-fried beans"" >>> Adam, refried when refering to beans doesn’t mean “well fried”.

No. As much as I hate to quote wikipedia: “The name is based on a mistranslation. In Mexican Spanish, the prefix re- is a form of emphasis meaning “very” or “well”, not to be confused with the English prefix re-, which indicates repetition. Thus, frijoles refritos, the Spanish name of this dish, would translate to English as “well-fried beans”"

]]> By: Matthew http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14176 Matthew Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:43:56 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/comics-that-made-the-groundhog-laugh-out-loud/#comment-14176 The groundhog is an easy audience if it laughed at that 9 CHICKWEED LAND. I read that strip, but that particular entry was more stupidly silly than anything else. The BEETLE BAILEY got a laugh from me. It was goofy & unexpected & so simple. That’s Killer in the jeep with Sarge. The “Carpal Tunnel” made me snicker, too. It’s just so simply silly. And the refried beans support group was the best of the bunch: surreali8stic & punning—thus, similar to BEETLE but different, too. And I’m beginning to love THE DINETTE SET: the deadpan humor & characters, all the excess verbiage. Replace CHICKWEED with today’s FRAZZ, and we have a good day at the comics. The groundhog is an easy audience if it laughed at that 9 CHICKWEED LAND. I read that strip, but that particular entry was more stupidly silly than anything else.

The BEETLE BAILEY got a laugh from me. It was goofy & unexpected & so simple. That’s Killer in the jeep with Sarge.

The “Carpal Tunnel” made me snicker, too. It’s just so simply silly.

And the refried beans support group was the best of the bunch: surreali8stic & punning—thus, similar to BEETLE but different, too.

And I’m beginning to love THE DINETTE SET: the deadpan humor & characters, all the excess verbiage.

Replace CHICKWEED with today’s FRAZZ, and we have a good day at the comics.

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